Name: Athens livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week earlier. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls lightly tested, feeder steers and steer calves mostly steady, feeder bulls and bull calves steady, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, replacement cows lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.32/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −80.50 against this barn's trailing median of $214.82.

Average price

$134.32

65 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs GA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	141.58	665	19thin
Medium and Large 3	446	135.21	603	29
Medium and Large 1	610	124.68	760	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about −$95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

20 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $226.86, low $185.12, median $214.82 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale65 hd

134.32

—

GA average15 barns · 1,674 hd

133.95

+0.37

This barn, trailing median20 sales

214.82

−80.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,551	85.89	1,332	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	67.15	982	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	66.96	840	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	59.72	614	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,823	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,696	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	81.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,112	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	67.72/cwt	65.00–72.00	854	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	67.15/cwt	65.00–69.00	982	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	61.52/cwt	59.00–64.00	630	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	53.44/cwt	52.00–55.00	556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.44/cwt	143.00–151.00	842	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	111.77/cwt	105.00–115.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	125.63/cwt	125.00–127.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.49/cwt	118.00–128.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	167.32/cwt	165.00–170.00	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	120.14/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.09/cwt	125.00–135.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	161.18/cwt	160.00–162.50	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.22/cwt	147.50–153.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.50	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.26/cwt	137.50–144.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	125.75/cwt	120.00–129.00	595	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	154.12/cwt	152.50–155.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	110.59/cwt	108.00–114.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.90/cwt	105.00–111.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,147	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	5,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	154.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	157.30/cwt	155.00–162.50	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.14/cwt	129.00–130.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	111.70/cwt	105.00–115.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	149.28/cwt	147.50–152.50	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	62.31/cwt	61.00–64.00	693	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,735	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,292	2

How this sale compares

Georgia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Georgia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Georgia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Wed Mar 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Thomasville, GA (LS-TV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 540Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 117Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 77Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	92.00–94.00	93.02
3	—	1,370	80.00–84.00	81.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,261	65.00–72.00	67.72
8	—	1,112	61.00–64.00	62.31
2	—	1,735	74.00–75.00	74.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,462	65.00–69.00	67.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	59.00–64.00	61.52
2	—	1,040	52.00–55.00	53.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	940.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	590.00	590.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	98.00–102.00	99.94
6	—	669	105.00–115.00	111.77
5	—	565	118.00–128.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	125.00–127.00	125.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	120.00–129.00	125.75
3	—	527	108.00–114.00	110.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
1	—	560	119.00	119.00
6	—	527	127.00–135.00	130.56
2	—	375	160.00–162.50	161.18
3	—	432	147.50–153.00	149.22
6	—	473	137.50–144.00	141.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	165.00–170.00	167.32
8	—	524	115.00–124.00	120.14
5	—	475	125.00–135.00	130.09
5	—	429	135.00–142.50	138.00
2	—	575	105.00–111.00	107.90
3	—	332	155.00–162.50	157.30
4	—	380	147.50–152.50	149.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	129.00–130.00	129.14
7	—	684	105.00–115.00	111.70
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	138.00–146.00	141.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	143.00–151.00	146.44
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
3	—	625	141.00–143.00	141.98
1	—	535	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00–116.00	112.92
3	—	468	152.50–155.00	154.12
3	—	582	134.00–139.00	135.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	120.00–125.00	122.41
6	—	425	150.00–159.00	154.74
1	—	375	165.00	165.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Northeast Georgia Livestock - Athens, GA

Slaughter Cattle

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